Belt



May 2 4, 1932.

A. B. REISMAN BELT Filed oct, 17, 1929 Inventor ooL P///fE/SMH/w q@Ww/@512% A torney Patented May 24, 1932 ADOLPH B. nnIsMAN, F, New Yong.N.

Application mea octoberiafieze. serial No. 400,325.1f-ff i Thisinvention relatesV to improvements in belts and has particular referenceto an abdominal health belt to be worn about the Waist of a w-earer nextto the skinv for the treatment and relief of body pains such asabdominal colds, stomach ailments, vlumbago, kidney trouble and thelike.

It has long been the practice to apply red medicated annel to variouspartsl of the human body where heat is essential in the treatment andrelief of Vbody ailments. It is therefore my intention to embody aninner layer of red flannel'in a waist encircling belt to comfortably litthe Waist of a wearer to lie snug against the body to'prevent any bulkyappearance when worn under the usual under and outer garments. K f fAnotherobject is to provide'a 'health belt which is adjustable to t thewaist of various size persons.

A further obj ect is the provision of a health belt which is constructedof an inner layer of material such as red medicated flannel, anintermediate layer of heat retaining material such as white annel, andan outer covering of satin or other like finishing material, the y saidouter and intermediate thicknesses of material having alined Ventilating`openings therein for the evaporation of perspiration or moisture whichmay penetrate from'the inner side of the inner layer of red fla-nnelsoas to maintain the'belt in a relatively dry condition at all times. 1

A still further object of the inventionis to provide a health belt ofthe character mentioned which is constructed of Washable material toenablethe same to be kept in a'sanitary condition at all times. K v 'iWith these and other objects in view the in-r vention resides in thecertain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in'lwhich:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my improved health belt in a flatcondition.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view showing the belt in an appliedposition.A

`at its opposite ends.

Figure 3 is a front elevational yview' showf in'the b elt in anappliedposition. f

igure 4 is an'enlarged proved health belt initsentirety which includesVa ieziblge elongaited'K'body 11, the side' i edges of which are curved.to fit the-contourf is in an applied position and, freferenceftoFigures' V'1 Land 2 Vof the 1 drawings-'itwill .be e noted that the bodyis wider at its emythan Y tionof the tongues ofthe buckles to enable 'ltheK adjustment of the belttovarious size 75 waists. f

f The body 11 is constructed of. several lay-` A t Y ers or' plies ofmaterial, the linnermost of'- l K detail sectional vview'onthe linea-4of Figure 1. "u Referring to the drawings by 'reference 55K Kcharacters, the numeral lO des'ignates'myiimff I by the opposite lof thebody of a human beinglwhen the bdyj j K This fis tof enable the l f vbody toffullycove'r 'and protect the backof 65 Fixedly` carriedflad j K'Vwhich constitutes a layerA of medicated red i flannel 1K4 over which isapplied `anintermedi-V 80 i ate thickness of White liannellnwhileoverlying and covering the intermediate thickness 15is an outer layer offinishing material such f as satin or the'like 16. The threethicknessesof material are fastened. togetherby stitch- 35 i.

ing 17 extending along the edges of the body v11 as clearly shown inFigure 1 of the draw'- ings. The inner layer ofred flannel 14iscontinuous while the intermediate and outer layers of materialareprovided'with'alinedopcn- '90 i ings lin which screened'eyelets 18 arearranged. These eyelets 18V are grouped so as to be disposed at the backof the'wearer when the beltis in4 applied position as shown inT Figure2, and serves as ventilating openings "9.5

for permitting the evaporation of perspiration ormo'isturewhich mightpenetrate the inner. layer of red fianned 14 when the belt is in K K Kaworn condition. I

It will therefore 4be seenthat when Vthe belt img Y 4 i is'applied tothewaist o'the wearer as shown in Figures 2 'and 3, the inner layer of red.

flannel '14e is next'tothe skin and snugly fitS the alifected parts. Thesides of the body ll as hereinbefore mentioned are out to conform i j tothe general shape ofthe body of the wearer andyit snugly vsro as toprevent any bulky appearanee vbeneath ithe underoutergaatv ments of thewearer. The belt being constructed ofwashable material permits the`belt-to be washedl when'rdesilredlsoto maintain vthe same in a highlysanitary condition at all;VIA ,l

Y times. i

Having thus described theinverlvt'iim;what;4 y

vI claim as new and desire to securebyLetterSq Patent,.isx-fV yA''healthfbelt`,adaptedto.snugtyiitabout' the `abdominal Y region :of avwearer ecompislingv a "flexible elongated body having. .euryed 'Y,sdeedgea r-.thelsame .being rwidenat 'fits center andA .narrower :atits opposite .ends 4saidbody inluding apluralityoflayers of fabricmate.-

rial off equal sizes, the ,innermost layer of spaced lfastening devicesydetachably joining 'the v.ends .of `the; belt,y those layers of fabricmaterial 'exteriorly of `theinner ,layer lbeing 'formed wi hl layer'being imperforate.

'.Inte'stimony whereof-Igaffixmyiignature.y 'y Y ADOLPH eB. l

